Passenger kicked off Thai Smile flight for saying “bomb”

A Thai woman was thrown off a Thai Smile plane after cabin crew heard her say the word “bomb”.

The flight, number WE137, was moments from taking off at Chiang Rai airport on Friday evening when the woman was overheard saying “bomb” by one of the flight attendants who reported it to the captain who in turn contacted the police.

A video of the incident was shared on the Kapook Facebook page.

The incident meant the flight, which was destined for Suvarnabhumi, took off 35 minutes later than scheduled.

Kapook reported the woman was travelling with her foreign husband.

Kapook also said that the woman and her foreign husband had earlier become annoyed when cabin crew asked to see their boarding passes.

There was no information on if the woman was charged over the incident.